Gorton, Ralph Shoup, III, 2ndLt

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Last Rank
Second Lieutenant
Last Primary MOS
0302-Infantry Officer
Last MOSGroup
Infantry
Primary Unit
1967-1968, 0301, D Co, 1st Bn, 3rd Marines (1/3)
Service Years
1966 - 1968
Officer Collar Insignia
Second Lieutenant

 Last Photo 
 Personal Details 



Home State
Idaho
Idaho
Year of Birth
1942
 
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This Remembrance Profile was originally created by 1stLt Lawrence G. Ward (Mustanger aka SSJO) - Deceased
 
Casualty Info
Last Address
Boise

Casualty Date
May 27, 1968
 
Cause
KIA-Killed in Action
Reason
Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location
Quang Tri (Vietnam)
Conflict
Vietnam War
Location of Interment
Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens - Boise, Idaho
Wall/Plot Coordinates
65W 008

 Official Badges 


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  2013, Vietnam Veterans Memorial



Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase III Campaign (1967-68)/Operation Kentucky
From Month/Year
November / 1967
To Month/Year
January / 1968

Description
Operation Kentucky was a multi-Battalion operation conducted by the United States Marine Corps in the area south of the DMZ in Quang Tri Province. This was another operation to secure the Con Thien area from the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The operation ran from November 1, 1967 until February 28, 1969.

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion anti-infiltration operation in the Leatherneck Square between Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1968
To Month/Year
January / 1968
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

  456 Also There at This Battle:
  • Abplanalp, Mark, Cpl, (1968-1970)
  • Allen, John, Sgt, (1966-1970)
  • Anderson, Eric, Sgt, (1966-1969)
  • Armijo, Phil, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Ballard, Martin, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Baranyai, Joseph, LCpl, (1967-1970)
  • Bascombe, Jerry, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Beal, John, Sgt, (1966-1972)
  • Beaudet, Edward, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Beckdolt, Mike, Sgt, (1964-1968)
  • Bent, Edward
  • Biringer, James, SSgt, (1965-1969)
  • Blankenship, Gary, Sgt, (1967-1969)
  • Brayton, James, Sgt, (1967-1975)
  • Brieske, Robert, PFC, (1967-1971)
  • Brougham, Robert, Capt, (1966-1969)
  • Brown, Ernest, MSgt, (1955-1976)
  • Bruce, Joseph, SSgt, (1967-1970)
  • Burgess, James Howard, Sgt, (1967-1970)
  • Burton, Jim, Sgt
  • Buttke, Nathan, GySgt, (1955-1975)
  • Cannady, Lynn, Cpl, (1965-1969)
  • Cardenas, Louis, Cpl, (1967-1975)
  • Carter, Aaron, Cpl, (1965-1971)
  • Castle, John, SSgt, (1967-1973)
  • Chaney, James, MGySgt, (1967-1997)
  • Coelho, Joe, Cpl, (1966-1969)
  • Cohen, Kenneth, SSgt, (1959-1969)
  • Collins, Richard, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Conklin, Lorin, Cpl, (1967-1969)
  • Cospy, Herman, MSgt, (1961-1981)
  • Crim, George, Sgt, (1965-1969)
  • Culp, Gail, LCpl, (1966-1968)
  • Cypert, Charles, SSgt, (1967-1968)
  • Daley, Jame, Sgt, (1966-1969)
  • Daniel, David, Sgt, (1968-1969)
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